International Law in Domestic Courts

Former Blackwater Security Guards Sentenced for Iraq Killings (April 13, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On April 13, 2015, in U.S. v. Slough, a U.S.

U.K. High Court Rules that European Convention on Human Rights Applies to Wrongdoing by British Forces in Iraq (March 29, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 29, 2015, the England and Wales High Court ruled in Al-Saadoon v.

Egypt Court Annuls Decision Designating Hamas a Terrorist Organization (March 27, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 27, 2015, an Egyptian court

Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit to Protect U.S. Secrets Concerning Iran (March 23, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 23, 2015, the U.S.

U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals Rules Former El Salvadorian General Can be Deported for 1980s Killings (March 11, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 11, 2015, in the Matter of Gen.

Former Ivory Coast First Lady Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison (March 10, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 10, 2015, an Ivory Coast court sentenced Simone Gbagbo, former first lady of the Ivory Coast, to twenty years in prison.

Singapore Court Finds Caning an Acceptable Judicial Punishment (March 4, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On March 4, 2015, in Kong v.

Rwanda Upholds Sentence of Genocide-era’s Justice Minister (February 27, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On February 27, 2015, Rwanda’s high court uphe

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules on When a Third-Country National Deserter may Receive Asylum in Europe (February 26, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On February 26, 2015, in Shepherd v.

U.S. Jury Finds Palestinian Groups Liable for Terrorism (February 23, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On February 23, 2015, a jury in a U.S.